The RISC Centre
35-39 London Street
Reading
RG1 4PS
Readifolk is the folk song club of Reading and meets at 8:00 pm on Sunday evenings in :
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The RISC Centre
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| 27th Jun | Mick Ryan and Paul Downes |
| Wonderful songs, wonderful singing, with dazzling guitar accompaniment. | |
| 4th Jul | Larry Hanks |
| On American Independence Day our visitor from the States, Larry, delights his audience with his rough-hewn bass vocals with 6 and 12 string guitar accompaniment, and virtuoso Jew’s harp playing. | |
| 11th Jul | Mynott's Wing |
| Two well-known local musicians, Guy Chant and Richard Cox-Smith, combine as Mynott’s Wing. The two voices and guitars meld into a unique and inspiring sound. | |
| 18th Jul | Singers Night. Theme - "Well I Never" |
| Songs of denial or songs of wonderment? You decide. Plus a special feature spot from ‘Kinsfolk’. | |
| 25th Jul | The Kittiwakes |
| Kate Denny on vocals & violin, Chris Harrison on accordion & Jill Cumberpatch on violin, mandolin & guitar combine with bright and highly inventive music & song. Emily Maguire and Christian Dunham in support are rising stars! | |
| 1st Aug | Club Closed. |
| It’s another holiday weekend. Business as usual next week. | |
| 8th Aug | Liam Robinson |
| An exciting newcomer to Readifolk, Liam plays melodeon and Anglo concertina and has a wide repertoire of mainly traditional songs and music – lots of joining in! | |
| 15th Aug | Singers Night. |
| It’s tonsil - exercising time again. Come and surprise us! | |
| 22nd Aug | Cruel Folk |
| Cruel Folk were voted joint winners of the 2009 Readifolk Hiring Fair. They perform modern and ancient music in the English tradition. | |
| 29th Aug | Singers Night. Theme - "It's a Date" |
| No it’s not a Singles night – we’re looking for songs that include a date, so make a date with Readifolk. | |
| 5th Sep | Singers Night. |
| The usual format – a song, a tune, a poem etc. or just listen and enjoy the home-made entertainment. | |
| 12th Sep | Liz Simcock |
| Liz was the other joint winner of the 2009 Readifolk Hiring Fair. She is gaining a growing reputation as a fine performer and songwriter. Gary Edwards, a regular at the Club, is in support, and has an interesting range of songs and is a superb guitarist. | |
| 19th Sep | John Conolly |
| The man from ‘Fiddler’s Green’. John is an internationally-respected songwriter who has based his style firmly in the folk tradition. | |
| 26th Sep | Jon Fletcher |
| You’ve seen Jon as the guitarist with Magpie Lane. He now brings his trio to Readifolk to weave strands of English folk, jazz and acoustic pop into a compelling and original sound. |
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